Famous people from Japan
892 well-known people from Japan in 5 categories, with birthdays, ages and life stories.
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Every group of famous people we follow in Japan. Open a category to see who was born there, how old they are today and how they became famous.
Football PlayersWho are the most popular football players from Japan? See them all in one list.View football players ActorsWho are the most popular actors from Japan? See them all in one list.View actors Singers & RappersFamous singers and rappers born in Japan, with their age, zodiac sign and short bio.View singers and rappers ModelsFamous models born in Japan, with their age, zodiac sign and short bio.View models YouTubersWho are the most popular YouTubers from Japan? See them all in one list.View YouTubers
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Best known from Japan
All famous people from Japan, most popular first. Tap a card to see their birthday, current age, zodiac sign and full life story.
Football PlayersRitsu DōanJapanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Eintracht Frankfurt.View profile 
Football PlayersYutaka AkitaJapanese association football player and manager for Kashima Antlers and Kochi United.View profile 
Football PlayersDaiki IwamasaFormer Japanese international defender and professional football manager for Kashima Antlers and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.View profile 
Football PlayersHiroshi NanamiFormer midfielder for Júbilo Iwata and the Japan national football team.View profile 
Football PlayersHitoshi SogahataLongtime goalkeeper for Kashima Antlers and the Japan national football team.View profile 
Football PlayersKazuya YamamuraProfessional footballer who played for Kashima Antlers, Cerezo Osaka, and Kawasaki Frontale.View profile 
Football PlayersManabu SaitoProfessional winger for Yokohama F. Marinos and winner of the 2013 Emperor's Cup.View profile 
Football PlayersMasayuki OkanoFormer Japanese footballer known for scoring the golden goal against Iran for Japan.View profile 
Football PlayersMichihiro YasudaFormer Japanese professional football player who competed for Gamba Osaka and Vitesse.View profile FAQs
Famous people from Japan
Takeshi Kitano, Keisuke Honda, Hidetoshi Nakata are among the best-known people from Japan on our list.
We list 892 well-known people from Japan in 5 categories.
Football Players, Actors, Singers & Rappers, Models, YouTubers.